BCB Regulations and Rules

The Full Rules and Regulations pertaining to the BCB are contained within the BCB Statute

 

BCB Statutes 2020

 

 

However those relating to dress and sponsorship are highlighted below:

 

 

Dress Code

 

a) Members of the same four person team and doubles MUST wear identical bowling shirts.  The bowling shirts must carry the Companies name, emblem or logo on them.  Matching colour trousers or skirts (or combination) should be worn (Blue Jeans are NOT ALLOWED).

 

b) Men players are NOT permitted to play in shorts.

 

c) Each player will have the flag of their country displayed on the bowling shirt. Preferably this should be on the left hand sleeve.

 

 

Sponsorship

 

The name of a Sponsor may be displayed on individual bowling shirts but MUST adhere to the following controls: -

 

  1. The name of the Company (Team Name) MUST be bigger than the Sponsors Name so that it is clear who the team represents at the Championships.
  2. The Sponsorship area on the Bowling Shirt will be limited to: -
    1. A 12cm round area on the top left front of the Bowling Shirt (see Diagram) or sleeve opposite Country flag.
    2. A banner along the bottom of the back of the Bowling Shirt which must not exceed 5cm by 25cm (see Diagram).

The banner area must not be above the Company Name (Team Name)

 

BCB Eligibility Rules

To be able to participate in the British Corporative Bowling (BCB) tournaments each and every player must follow the following rule set: -

 

 

1. Each player MUST represent a Company, Firm, Service or Organisation (here after known as the “Employer”) and MUST have worked for the aforementioned at least 6 months prior to Ascension Day (This is a Bowling European Corporative eligibility rule).

 

2. Each member of the team must have been employed on a continuous basis by the Employer as either a full or part time (minimum 16 hours per week) employee for at least 3 months prior to the closing date of the BCB tournament. They must be on the Employers payroll for National Health Contributions and PAYE, and the Employer, which the person represents, must be their principal Employer.

 

3. Spouses are also eligible to bowl but must bowl in the same team as their partners. There should only be a maximum of 1 Spouse per team.

 

4. A person may also be a pensioner of that Employer.  Spouses of pensioners may also enter the event, but must bowl in the same team as their partner. 

 

5. A Pensioner is defined as: -

  

  1. In receipt of an Employers pension as of commencement of the Tournament. 
  2. If an Employers pension is not available then the person should be in receipt of a State pension and have previously worked for the Employer.
  3. If a player has retired from the Employer that they have represented at the BEC or BCB Championships in the past and are neither in receipt of State or deferred Employers pension they will still be eligible to represent their previous Employer.